A rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning has been issued for Southern California as a powerful and potentially damaging Santa Ana wind event is expected.
After a weekend of reprieve allowing fire teams to continue making progress battling the deadly infernos burning in Los Angeles County, Southern California now faces another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana Winds Monday.
The Santa Anas are expected to be most powerful Monday night into Tuesday. Fire services across the region say they are ready.
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The National Weather Service has issued another rare Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in anticipation of Monday's Santa Ana wind event.
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The Los Angeles haven’t spread in nearly a week, but the return of the Santa Ana winds to full strength could cause problems.
The Hughes Fire has now burned 8,096 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since igniting late Wednesday morning near Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire. As more than 4,000 firefighters responded to the scene, an air tanker and four helicopters attacked the blaze from the air, preventing it from jumping nearby Interstate 5, officials said.
Parts of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties all will be under a red flag warning beginning on Monday morning, the NWS said. The strongest Santa Anas are expected Tuesday morning.
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Santa Ana winds threaten again this week as firefighters labor to douse Los Angeles blazesThe Santa Ana winds that ... north of Los Angeles, were issued the "particularly dangerous situation" red flag warning. "Very dry conditions with low relative humidity and strong northeast winds are predicted to return," Cal Fire said in its update on ...
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As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.
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